Just Imagine……

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

That you have been given a death sentence except that you don't know when exactly. Whilst you try to go about your daily life with great difficulty, yet not wanting to impose onto anyone for help of any sort, you struggle day in day out, with the physical.......click to learn what next.

Septicemia in toddlers

Posted on June 22, 2011June 22, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My friend's daughter who is the same age as T2 in the UK, has been diagnosed with septicemia. She had a fever on Monday and looked poorly. Then she started vomiting and since yesterday, she has been in ICU with failing kidneys, fluctuating blood pressure and a foot.......click to learn what next.

Keyhole Surgery in Malaysia

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Keyhole surgery in Malaysia will be expanding soon as the country increases its facilities for this very intricate practice. It is when a tiny camera is inserted into your body and zoomed onto a big screen for the surgeon's viewing so he can do the necessary with minimal.......click to learn what next.

Visiting Ama in hospital

Posted on April 22, 2011April 22, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

It is hard to believe that within barely a year of celebrating Ama's 95th birthday, she is now unable to walk. At all. Her legs and hands keep bloating up due to water retention because her kidneys have failed. Her bladder and bowels are bleeding and she needs.......click to learn what next.

Children’s Vaccinations in Malaysia

Posted on January 11, 2011January 11, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

After living on the Ignorant Planet for close to 6 years and always depending on Doctors for recommendations on what to inject into my kids, I've decided to fly out of Ignorant Planet. CRASH!!! *gets up and looks around* This is all really scary territory. *spends a week.......click to learn what next.

Hospitals in Malaysia during the Festive Season

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

As you may or may not know, we spent Christmas in a hospital this year and what I learned was that during the festive season, the hospital and doctors charge you the festive rate! So they have something to be festive about. Not us, when us, the patients,.......click to learn what next.

Cure for psoriasis

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Apart from being allergic to almost everything under the sun, I suffer from psoriasis. So let's sum this up, shall we? Ever since I saw the allergy specialist (which I shall blog about when his turn comes up), it was identified that I am majorly allergic to candida........click to learn what next.

Prayers for Baby Samantha

Posted on November 16, 2010November 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We all take life for granted on a daily basis whilst Baby Samantha fights for her life. Can I please urge you to pray hard for Baby Samantha who has been hospitalised yet again. Pray for her to pull through, pray for her parents to have strength, pray.......click to learn what next.

A sick baby nurses continuously…..

Posted on November 9, 2010November 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

HELL, YEAH!!! My big girl came home sick one day after her very responsible father forgot to pack a water bottle for her to school last week. What more, she was the co-emcee for her annual concert and had rehearsals all morning (4 hours talking) WITHOUT water. She.......click to learn what next.

Healing of Chakras

Posted on October 6, 2010October 6, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

All of us have seven chakras in our bodies and souls with the first being in our mind, the second at our forehead, the third at our neck, the fourth at our heart, the fifth at our tummy, the sixth on our lower abdomen and the final one.......click to learn what next.

Honest people at Gleneagles Hospital Accident and Emergency

Posted on August 5, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Last week, T1 came home from school with food poisoning. My immediate reaction was GAH! SCHOOL FOOD!!! However, none of her other classmates were hit so perhaps it was just one of those things.....she had also eaten everything we had at home and all of us were fine........click to learn what next.

Uncontrollable nasal drip

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

What do you do when you have used up a whole box of tissues but your nose still runs like an open tap? Because that is exactly what is happening to me right now. Drip, drip, drip....flow.....drip, drip..... You plug both your nostrils with tissues and breathe through.......click to learn what next.

Death in the family

Posted on May 2, 2009May 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Last Friday, my cousin passed away from cancer. She had been suffering for a year and finally lost the battle to this dreaded decease. She was only my age and full of spirit. I used to play with her as a kid and remember riding elephants together at.......click to learn what next.

My daughter made me cry today….

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

We had just finished classes and it was raining. Tee reminded me that it was HER TURN to listen to HER MUSIC in the car so I turned her CD on which immediately sounded out some high pitched screeching chipmunks attempting to 'sing' the It's A Small World.......click to learn what next.

Frequent headaches

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs complained that I get headaches too frequently. I know I get headaches but I haven't exactly given them a second thought. I thought it was normal to feel your head banging on a daily basis when you have a demanding four year old. Maybe not. So.......click to learn what next.